Originally Posted by N49
So is the answer to my question: 'no difference' ?
- sorry - I assumed someone would jump in.
In essence no - there may be a difference. Because sectors are shorter, the cruise speed may well be slower particularly if the cruise level is lower eg MAN-LGW always used to be at FL190. It is not normal for airlines to slow down on short sectors (rarely we did in DanAir on the LGW-CDG when we had 60+ business class pax enjoying our excellent service) but it can give the c/crew a bit more time to attend to the important people - you know, the ones who pay our salaries!
